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Runrig - The Only Rose
INTRO:    G     D     Em     C     G     D     C  
       G   D   Em   C   G   D   C
Between the Emshifting shadows
In the Gno-man's Dzone
There's a Cbar at the Dend of the Emstreet
Some poor country music
One or Gtwo Sixty's Dsongs
And a Cplace where the Dnight owls Emsleep
Oh, GloneliDness
You're a Ghard earned Dcrust
You're the Emnight at the end of Dday
'Cause you Empay your dues 
On the Groad you Dchoose
With the Cprice you Dhave to Empay
INTERLUDE:G      D     Em     C     G     D     C  
          G   D   Em   C   G   D   C
Down the Emneon aisles
And the Gtwilight Dmiles
Where the Cworld takes Dcomfort in Emshame
And all I can hear
Is a Gvoice in my Dear
And it's Ccalling Dout your Emname
Still the Gsilence Dglows
The Gfour winds Dblow
And a Emdark moon rising aDbove
Oh, to Emrest by your side
In the Gheat of the Dfire
In the Csleep of the Dnight of Emlove
BRIDGE:
When Gdarkness Dhangs
On the Emdirty Bmcity
EmWinter Dfalls on a Emforeign Ctown
And it's Gall I can Ddo
To Ambe here with Cyou
ToEmnight as the sun goes Ddown
But GI would Dcross
The Gocean Dwide
I'd Emwalk the mighty Dfoam
If EmI could lie
In your Garms toDnight
You're the Conly Drose I Emknow
OUTRO:    G     D     Em     C     G     D     C(6x - fade to end)

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The Only Rose

by Runrig

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Runrig - The Only Rose

G D Em C G D C

INTRO:

G D Em C G D C

Between the shifting shadows

G D

In the no-man's zone

C D Em

There's a bar at the end of the street

Some poor country music

G D

One or two Sixty's songs

C D Em

And a place where the night owls sleep

G D

Oh, loneliness

G D

You're a hard earned crust

Em D

You're the night at the end of day

'Cause you pay your dues

G D

On the road you choose

C D Em

With the price you have to pay

D Em C G D C

INTERLUDE:G

G D Em C G D C

Down the neon aisles

G D

And the twilight miles

C D Em

Where the world takes comfort in shame

And all I can hear

G D

Is a voice in my ear

C D Em

And it's calling out your name

G D

Still the silence glows

G D

The four winds blow

Em D

And a dark moon rising above

Oh, to rest by your side

G D

In the heat of the fire

C D Em

In the sleep of the night of love

BRIDGE:

G D

When darkness hangs

Em Bm

On the dirty city

Em D Em C

Winter falls on a foreign town

G D

And it's all I can do

Am C

To be here with you

Em D

Tonight as the sun goes down

G D

But I would cross

G D

The ocean wide

Em D

I'd walk the mighty foam

If I could lie

G D

In your arms tonight

C D Em

You're the only rose I know

G D Em C G D C

OUTRO: (6x - fade to end)

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